There’s a lot of environmental films out there that while not painting a rosy picture still want us to feel a sense of “hey
things will still be ok” not so with Blind Spot. Director Adolfo Doring has, along with many of the scientists, economists
and other experts, wisely decided that the time for coddling us is past, perhaps even too long past. This absolutely
beautifully shot ode to the end of our world as we have known it doesn’t even bother to try and convince us. Either you
see the visual beauty of this world, city and country, and want to save it or you don’t. Either you hear and heed the
wisdom of the cadre of experts he presents or you don’t. There is no panic in this film just an absolute and stark reality
that we either choose to face or not. Either way the film tells us it’s coming and as one environmental advocate quotes
nature as saying (and I paraphrase) either you do it or I will and if I do it I’ll remove things and most of them will be you.
If you want to actuate change in your life and behaviors then you quickly need to accept that it will take rigorous honesty,
hard work and sacrifice any less and you don’t get half, you get nothing. This is the societal position we have reached in
Blind Spot and its all or nothing. It’s the kind of documentary filmmaking that shows why this genre is so essential as art
form and as a tool for social activism and education. Perhaps it is the fearless conviction of this film, that it’s time to stop
being entertained by our peril and start taking action, that has resulted in PBS refusing to air this film. You should see this film and your public television station should be giving you access to it. Perhaps you should consider making a call or sending an email to your local public access channel asking them to show this important documentary. You aren’t going to
like the message but, as the film conveys, its way past time so sit down and listen.

Dictators weren't the only people in the crosshairs of Woodstock's socially
relevant entries. "Blind Spot," an intellectually dense, but utterly gorgeous,
look at mankind's dangerous obsession with fossil fuel, blames the whole
world for its wastefulness. Although at times overbearingly verbose, Adolfo
Doring's astute, thoughtful portrait has enough sweeping visuals to offset
the barrage of scientific talking heads. In other words, it makes "An
Inconvenient Truth" look like a sitcom.